Stain Resistant Technology offers the highest level of performance in permanent stain resistance. Protection against common stains and ease of maintenance results in long-term appearance retention and extends the life of the carpet. Limited 15-Year XGUARD Stain Resistant Warranty.

ISO 14001 environmental management systems specifically monitor actions that may affect the environment, to ensure that they are understood, controlled and checked. The result is a highly organized and structured approach that ensures efficient, effective management and continual improvement of our environmental systems.

Actions

LOOP Carpet Reclamation Program

Mannington is diverting one of the largest construction waste streams by utilizing recycled carpet tile material for our Infinity RE Backing System. All recycled carpet tile projects over 2,500 sq. yds. will be reclaimed and recycled at no charge. For projects falling under this minimum size, contact us at 800.241.2262 for further details on this program. Close the LOOP by recycling your used carpet.

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Decreases the amount of waste we produce in the manufacturing process and increases the reuse of waste materials in place of virgin raw materials. We invest in technology to produce flooring as cleanly, efficiently and conservatively as possible.

Purple Martins

An environmentally sound approach to insect control - attracting purple martins. These birds eat lots of insects. We have purple martin gourds in our facilities and the populations of these migratory birds are growing.

Department of Energy Better Plants Partner

Energy is a critical resource for our company and to our country. Mannington has set an ambitious goal to increase our energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Over the next ten years, we will reduce our energy intensity by 25%. We have partnered with the US Dept of Energy and are now nationally recognized as a Better Plants Partner.

NSF/ANSI-140 Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard is the first multi-attribute American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for building materials in the construction industry. The standard establishes performance requirements that address the triple bottom line - economic - environment - social equity - throughout the supply chain. The standard establishes a point-based, tiered certification system with three increasingly rigorous levels of certification; silver, gold and platinum.

Recognition

T GA DNR – Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia, 2008

The Georgia DNR acknowledged Mannington's environmental work through their Partnership for a Sustainable Georgia Program as a Gold Level Partner accentuating accomplishments to operate more efficiently and, at the same time, help protect Georgia's precious natural resources.

Affiliations

U.S. Green Building Council

USGBC is the nation's foremost coalition promoting high performance green buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. USGBC developed the LEED rating system as a voluntary, consensus-based national standard to support and validate successful green building design. Mannington has been an active member of USGBC since 1998.

CARE

Carpet America Recovery Effort is a joint industry-government effort to increase the amount of recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet. Developing market based solutions for post consumer carpet recycling.

CHPS 01350

Approved as CHPS compliant. Special Environmental Requirements work includes environmental, sustainable, and “green” building practices related to energy conservation and efficiency, indoor air quality, and resource efficiency.